America has learned little from its civil war

Last week, we celebrated the independence of our country, and at the same time, we marked the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

My great-grandfather was killed in that battle, at the "Bloody Angle." I stood on the very spot where he was killed, and wondered how so many people of the same country (brothers against brothers, families against families, neighbors against neighbors) took up arms against each other. And I think as I look at our country today, maybe I can, in horror, understand. We are a very angry nation.

"United we stand, divided we fall."

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America has learned little from its civil war

Last week, we celebrated the independence of our country, and at the same time, we marked the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.